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Gates and Company defines this vertical as companies that research, develop, and sell specialty chemicals and advanced materials.
Gates and Company is one of the leading companies in the Mid-Atlantic region serving the Chemicals and Advanced Materials sector. From our first engagement with DuPont's Intellectual Assets Business in 1999, we have continued to work with leading global companies, such as Rohm and Haas, W.L. Gore, and LG Chem, as well as small and middle-market companies seeking consulting and investment banking support from an organization with deep industry knowledge, extensive contacts, and a strong pulse on market dynamics.
Gates and Company uses our Real Strategy(tm) methodology on client engagements and is able to quickly assess a chemical/material company's core competencies, analyze industry dynamics and competitive activities, thoroughly understand value chains and identify strategic control points, assess optimal routes to market, and determine the value of M&A and corporate venturing to develop winning strategic and tactical plans.
Gates and Company also leverages our domain expertise in the Chemicals and Advanced Materials market to support our Electronic Technology and Life Sciences Technology verticals where material sciences are a key building block for many successful companies. Gates and Company participates in several industry organizations, including the American Chemical Society (ACS), Chemical Heritage Foundation, American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE), and Commercial Development and Marketing Association (CDMA) and has been called on by public and public-private organizations, such as Innovation Philadelphia and the State of Delaware to help develop and launch regional chemical/advanced material clusters.
Gates and Company has been fortunate to work with several of the world's leading chemical and advanced material companies. See our Clients webpage for a client sampling.
Gates and Company offers a range of management consulting and investment banking services to chemical and advanced materials companies. The most common services provided include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Industry analysis and growth strategy development
- Acquisition target identification and qualification
- Product and venture launch
- Corporate venturing
- Business plan development
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Licensing and technology transfer
- Spinouts and divestitures
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